However, these speculations need to be taken with a pinch of salt. That's because OLED screens are not exactly mainstream right now and as a result, the manufacturing costs of these panels are expected to be completely out of range for a larger screen device like the iPad. Here is a perspective on the costs: A 9.7" LCD panel is priced between USD $60-$80. On the other hand, a similar OLED panel may cost up to $500 per unit making it extremely unfeasible at the current prices.

But industry experts expect a drastic drop in pricing in the next few months owing to massive level of investments in OLED production by OEMs. Samsung Electronics, LG Display and AU Optronics apparently are all expected to increase the production of OLED panels in the next few months, which could bring the costs down.

However, Apple's current contract with Samsung worth $240 million reveals a pricing point of $80 per LCD display and DigiTimes senior research analyst Mingchi Kuo is skeptical about the prices dropping sufficiently in time for Apple's iPad 2G launch.

and the talk about the next gen begins… took longer than i expected actually.

IPHONE HACKER 69

WOW WTF APPLE YOU COMEOUTWITH A PRODUCT WHICH YOU SAY IS THE BEST AND YOU ARE ALREADY PLANNING TO BUILD ONE THAT IS BETTER THAN THE FIRST.

I AM NOT SURPRISED IF PEOPLE ARE GONNA BE PISSED WITH APPLE AFTER SPENDING LIKE $600 ON A IPAD

TimW

I think the term they use is 'Progress' or 'Technological Advance'.
Tell me, how did you manage to post with smoke signals, or has communication 'Advanced' to pc's where you are (joke)

Seriously though, technologies advance at the rate that a product released on a Monday can be superceeded by the following Friday.
Apple won't just sit on the current iPad version, they'll continue to investigate new areas & options as and when the Hardware becomes available.
If and when Oled panels come within a viable price bracket, then you can be sure Apple (& others) will start integrating them into future devices.

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